1.       Partial memory loss: Person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease faces problems in forgetting the recently learned information which is a lot similar to that of dementia.

In normal conditions, people may forget names or sometimes a few appointments in hurry.

2.       Difficulty to perform daily familiar tasks: In the early stages of the disease, people may face problems in completing the everyday tasks and planning things. Problems related to making a call, preparing meal, or playing a game are possible symptoms.

In normal conditions, you may simply forget why you actually opened your cupboard.

3.       Jumbling up of language: People suffering from Alzheimer’s forget simple words while writing a simple speech or while saying a common thing. They may just forget words that are very commonly used such as toothbrush, etc.

In normal conditions, you may occasionally forget what you were just about to say a minute ago.

4.       Disorientation of place and time and dates: People with the disease usually happen to forget about their address, neighborhood, etc. which are a few very basic things that a person normally remembers.

In normal conditions, you may forget about the visiting someone but not the road of an already visited place.

5.       Decreased judgment power: The mind gets extremely confused with the smallest things. A person with the disease may not be able to judge of which clothes to wear, or how much to pay when buying things.

In normal conditions, you may be questionable in a few things.

6.       Face problems in abstract thinking: Alzheimer’s patients face problems in performing complex tasks such as remembering telephone numbers, calculating money, etc.

In normal conditions, you may forget writing the precise number but happen to remember the near about value.

7.       Mismanagement and placing of things: A patient may simply forget placing things in the right place. They may keep their clothes in the refrigerator, etc.

In normal conditions, we may just keep a pen somewhere and just forget the place.

8.       Mood swings: With the advancement of the disease, changes in the mood of the patient are very clearly noticed. They may be happy at one time while at the very next minute might get extremely angry.

In normal conditions, we usually feel happy or sad, but not together.

9.       Drastic change in personality: A sudden change in the personality is noticed. They may get highly dependent, fearful or confused. For instance, walking holding hands, following you all through the time, etc.

In normal conditions, it’s quite difficult changing a person’s personality.

The disease is fatal and has no cure to it. However, though considered to be one of the most serious diseases, it has certain treatments which are followed to mainly keep it in control. A combination of both drug and non-drug treatments can work as the probable Alzheimer’s treatment. The pharmaceutical drugs can help decrease the progression of the disease. However, there are 20 potential drugs such as Tacrine, Donepezil, Rivastigmine and alantamine that are tested and proven effective for the treatment of the disease are available.